George LongleyOct 3, 20212 min readAnaxagoras and the Danger of Discovery Sententia Cotidiana XVIIIDiscoveries have not always been welcomed. At first, some have even been feared, or branded heresy, impiety, treachery, you name it. This...
George LongleyOct 3, 20219 min readLucretius' CatTowards a more interconnected view of Learning and Knowledge Richard Feynman said that the sentence which contained, ‘the most scientific...
George LongleySep 25, 20214 min readDr George’s Friends’ Old-fashioned Fancies (Wordy Weekly XXXI)Following last week’s post, I had some jolly messages from friends (yes, I do have friends…despite the puns!) who offered their own...
George LongleySep 24, 20213 min readAncient Thinkers on the Power of Music IIMusic and Human Character The second part of this exploration of the power and importance of music by ancient authors looks at the...
George LongleySep 24, 20212 min readThe Ancients on the Power of MusicMusic is one of life’s pleasures and one we can all enjoy. I love music and I enjoy playing it and performing it. I make no claim to...
George LongleySep 17, 20212 min readDr George’s Old-Fashioned FanciesWordy Weekly XXX One slightly mad classics-related love of mine is the fact that it can introduce you to words, no longer used or...
George LongleySep 13, 20213 min readSententia Cotidiana XVI - Ancient Words, Modern WisdomAncient Words, Modern Wisdom Two posts on my LinkedIn feed inspired today’s ‘Thought for the Day.’ The first was a clearly very capable...
George LongleySep 8, 20214 min readThe Touching Beauty of the Every DayAncient Depictions of Scenes from Everyday Life Dog owners and lovers will be familiar with the following scene: “Dogs fuss over their...
George LongleySep 7, 20214 min readSententia Cotidiana XV - Human Beings – The Creation of ‘The Other’At the opening of his book, The Invention of Racism in Classical Antiquity, Benjamin Isaac notes that the term ‘racism’ is relatively...
George LongleyAug 30, 20214 min readSententia Cotidiana XIVToday’s thought for the day is inspired by the following passage from the Greek historian, Polybius. “They also entrusted them [a...
George LongleyAug 26, 20214 min readSallust - The Grumpy HistorianIf you do not already know Sallust’s works or have not previously heard of him, I hope you will be inspired to investigate him further by...
George LongleyAug 23, 20212 min readSententia XIII“Education breeds knowledge. Knowledge can lead to critical thinking. Critical thinking is power.” This Aristotle-styled syllogism is...
George LongleyAug 21, 202110 min readCiceroBorn in Arpinum (a town that received full Roman citizenship in 188) in 106, Cicero became the most famous Roman orator, arguably the...
George LongleyAug 20, 20213 min readSententia hodierna XII (20/08/2021)Is Democracy a necessary condition for Comedy to flourish? When I Googled ‘the connection between democracy and comedy’, on the first...
George LongleyAug 17, 202113 min readA Real MYTHtery! (15/08/2021)(okay, so there's a reason I am not a comedian) Myths are obviously an important part of the ancient world. it would be very easy to...
George LongleyAug 13, 20212 min readWordy Weekly XXIX - Wordy LinkiesA slightly different approach to the Wordy Weekly this week. Wordy Links. In Latin fero and in Greek φέρω mean ‘I bring, I bear, I...
George LongleyAug 8, 20212 min readWordy Weekly XXVIII - Something FishyThis week, we are going to look at the linguistic journey of a familiar modern phrase, a favourite dish actually, from its Latin...
George LongleyAug 7, 20212 min readSententia Cotidiana XV: The Hijacking of Latin and Classics "A man walks into a library looking menacing with a very large Greek lexicon under his arm. He stands threatening by the librarian...
George LongleyAug 7, 20213 min readHomer: an Ancient MysteryAs the first entry in the 'Who's Who?' section of the blog, we must start with 'Homer'. But who was he? This might seem like an odd...
George LongleyAug 2, 20211 min readSententia Cotidiana XIIt looks as thought the theme for the week is going to be ancient concepts and terms used in modern education. Today, we look at the word...
